#E1B67CHoney Gold (#E1B67C) is a light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 74°, lightness 0.8 and chroma 0.09. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #E1B67C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 182, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 63%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 45%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19%, 45%, 12%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(76.6 8.1 35.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.802 0.090 74) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Honey Gold shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e6b172 — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: leans toward red#e7b678 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward red#e1b67c — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e1b77e — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Honey Gold in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.88:1 and against black 11.18:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffefdb · #e1b67c · #c29a64 · #997645 · #715327 · #4c3207
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#e4e3ad · #e3cd92 · #e1b67c · #d39f76 · #c28973 · #ad7670
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#e1b67c · #98a486 · #9c7a4b · #576d31 · #5f4215 · #283316
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#ede0cf · #e1b67c · #628bbe · #6c573c · #4c3a22 · #2b2010
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e1b67c · #9da3aa · #787066 · #404449 · #211a10 · #010204
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#ebf3fc · #c2cad5 · #959eaa · #1b2634 · #000511 · #e1b67c
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e1b67c · #97a3b3 · #54739b · #1e4573 · #001a3d · #130700
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#bde7d4 · #e1b67c · #a0a1d9 · #698595 · #2e3b56 · #100f04
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e1b67c · #8fa8a7 · #367e7e · #553465 · #280d33 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e1b67c · #93a89e · #467f66 · #1e4573 · #320824 · #00020f
#E6C08E · #EBCA9F · #F1D5B0 · #F6DFC1 · #FBE9D2
#BA9460 · #957344 · #71542A · #4F3610 · #2F1B00
#DAB88B · #D3BA9A · #CBBCA8
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.